ARLINGTON, Va.- The Immaculata women's soccer team (4-7, 1-1) claimed their first ever Atlantic East Conference victory on Wednesday night at Draper Walsh Stadium, as they took down visiting Marymount, 3-1.
Sophomore
Riley Rudd scored twice and sophomore
Miranda Rojas tallied her first of the season in the conference victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Marymount controlled the offensive flow early on, but the Mighty Macs took it back midway through the first half on a through ball to Rudd, who touched it past the goalie to a wide open net and converted it for a 1-0 IU lead in the 22
nd minute
-Less than five minutes later, a Saints' foul in the box led to a penalty kick opportunity for Rojas, and she buried it in the left side of the net out of the outstretched arm of the keeper and 2-0 is where the game would stay going to half
-The Mighty Macs put the game out of reach in the 61
st minute as senior
Morgan McDonough made a great run into the corner and avoided a few defenders before threading a pass to Rudd, who hit it from the top of the box into the top left corner of the net for a 3-0 lead
-The Saints added a goal in the 88
th minute, but it was too late in the Mighty Mac victory
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Mighty Macs outshot the Saints, 9-6
-The Saints held a 6-3 edge in corner kicks
INDIVIDUAL IU LEADERS
-Goals: Rudd 2 (7), Rojas (1)
-Assists: McDonough (1)
-Points: Rudd 4 (16), Rojas 2 (2), McDonough (3)
-Shots: Rudd 3,
Carly Quigley 2, McDonough 2
-Saves: Maddy Terry made two saves in the win
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will host Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday at 11 a.m. looking for their second straight win
